met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/met-jobs
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
met-jobs-request@lists.reading.ac.uk
You can reach the person managing the list at
met-jobs-owner@lists.reading.ac.uk
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of Met-jobs digest..."
Please note that attachments can be viewed on the Met-Jobs archive page at http://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/archives/met-jobs/
Today's Topics:
1. NERC PhD Studentship - University of Reading (Sue Grimmond)
2. Ph.D. Position (Flooding from tropical cyclones and economic
impacts) - University of Iowa (Gabriele Villarini)
3. 2 Post doc positions in atmospheric observation and emission
inventory development available at IASS, Germany (Rupakheti, Maheswar)
4. Open PhD positions in Munich (Tobias Zinner)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 12:58:38 +0000
From: Sue Grimmond <c.s.grimmond@reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] NERC PhD Studentship - University of Reading
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>,
"met-urbclim@lists.reading.ac.uk." <met-urbclim@lists.reading.ac.uk.>
Message-ID:
<5736C312DA4AA64790B3520E686C821E5AC9028B@vime-mbx5.rdg.ac.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Optimising future observing networks for the evolving urban landscape
Supervisors: Sue Grimmond (University of Reading), Humphrey Lean, Cristina Charlton-Perez, Sue Ballard (Met Office)
This project is potentially fully-funded via the NERC SCENARIO<http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/nercdtp/home/> Doctoral Training Partnership, and includes a CASE studentship with the Met Office
Urban areas will soon be simulated in remarkable detail in both climate and weather models as these models rapidly move toward resolutions of 10's of kilometres and 100's of metres, respectively. This move begs for the use of data gathered from densely populated, high-resolution observation networks both for verification and data assimilation purposes. Novel data types such as those observed using ceilometers are being evaluated for use in numerical weather prediction. This project is motivated by the question what is the appropriate density of a network of ceilometers for measuring the important meteorological characteristics of urban areas? Modellers are often asked this challenging question. The answer will depend on factors including the large-scale geography of a region, the size of urban areas and their location within the landscape. Ceilometer data from the rural Met Office network and the London Urban Meteorological Observatory network will be analysed and compared to forecasts of cloud, aerosol, fog and boundary layer height from the 1.5 km Met Office's high-resolution operational model and from an experimental configuration of the Met Office's weather forecast model over London that is being run routinely with a view to improving fog and temperature forecasts.
Project Description (PDF)<http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/nercdtp/home/available/desc/SC201509_Grimmond.pdf>
http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/nercdtp/home/available/desc/SC201509_Grimmond.pdf
How to apply:
http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/pg-research/pgrapplications.html
Eligibility:
Best wishes
Sue
======================
Prof Sue Grimmond
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading,
Earley Gate, PO Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
E: C.S.Grimmond@reading.ac.uk<mailto:C.S.Grimmond@reading.ac.uk>
T:+44 118 378 6248
Office: 2L77
http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/micromet/
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: /archives/met-jobs/attachments/20141202/5525ec0d/attachment.html
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 06:32:07 -0600
From: Gabriele Villarini <gabriele-villarini@uiowa.edu>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Ph.D. Position (Flooding from tropical cyclones
and economic impacts) - University of Iowa
To: <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Cc: Gabriele Villarini <gabriele-villarini@uiowa.edu>
Message-ID: <547DB147.6070303@uiowa.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I am seeking one Ph.D. student to join my research group
(www.gabrielevillarini.com) in the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at the University of Iowa, Iowa.
The research is a collaborative effort with economists at the Wharton
School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania
(http://www.wharton.upenn.edu). The main goal of the work is the
development of statistical models to describe the relation between
inland flooding associated with North Atlantic tropical cyclones (TCs)
and impacts (direct economic losses and insurance claims) in the United
States. Inland flooding is of high societal and economic relevance, but
regretfully has received very little attention as most U.S. TC loss
assessment efforts are focused on coastal flooding. Moreover, it is
often the case that the most severe impact from heavy rainfall and fresh
water flooding is far removed from the center of circulation of these
storms, up to hundreds of kilometers away. The main outcomes of the
proposed research will be: 1) the identification of the areas that are
more at risk from inland flooding from North Atlantic TCs; 2) the
characterization of the extent and magnitude of these events; 3) the
development of statistical models relating flood magnitude to direct
economic losses importantly controlling for the associated exposure and
vulnerability aspects over the period 2000-2012; 4) the use of the
resulting empirical relationships to perform sensitivity analysis
examining the potential impacts of pre-2000 TCs under the current level
of exposure and vulnerability.
The student will receive a competitive salary and will receive full
tuition support. Women and individuals representing underrepresented
groups are especially encouraged to apply.
The selected student will be part of IIHR---Hydroscience & Engineering.
As a student of IIHR, she/he will have access to an exceptional range of
resources, including laboratories, instrumentation and equipment,
mechanical and electrical shops, research computing support, etc. After
graduation, the student will have the distinction of being an alumnus of
one of the oldest and most prestigious hydraulics laboratories in the
world. Additionally, the student will be part of the Iowa Flood Center
(IFC), the nation's first academic center devoted to the study of floods.
The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa City has been
ranked one of the nation's most livable cities (USA Today, 2006), and
one of the best small metropolitan areas for careers (Forbes Magazine,
2013). This small city has a population of about 62,000. It is a
community built around higher education, with vibrant cultural
opportunities and a long history of international connections,
leadership, and accomplishment. Iowa City offers the safe, friendly
quality of life for which the Midwest is known.
*Qualifications*
The qualified candidate must have a degree in engineering fields or
climate-related science with a background in hydrologic sciences.
Individuals with good knowledge of computer programming (in particular R
and/or Python) and applied statistics are encouraged to apply.
*Interested? Please contact me (gabriele-villarini@uiowa.edu) and
include the following material:*
1) Cover letter discussing research interests and relevant
experience/background
2) Resume
3) Unofficial transcripts and/or GRE scores (TOEFL scores where applicable)
*The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action
employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will
receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the
basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy,
sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion,
associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a
disability, or status as a protected veteran.*
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: /archives/met-jobs/attachments/20141202/5041668f/attachment.html
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 14:24:20 +0000
From: "Rupakheti, Maheswar" <Maheswar.Rupakheti@iass-potsdam.de>
Subject: [Met-jobs] 2 Post doc positions in atmospheric observation
and emission inventory development available at IASS, Germany
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Cc: "Rupakheti, Maheswar" <Maheswar.Rupakheti@iass-potsdam.de>
Message-ID:
<B71838095C6AF843A069362C918CCE1D0AE2600F@IASSEX02.iass.lcl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
To potential applicants,
Two postdoctoral fellow positions are available at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, Germany.
1. Atmospheric observation in Nepal/Himalayan region and data analysis, and
2. Development of model-ready emission inventory for the Kathmandu valley, Nepal.
The details are available at: http://www.iass-potsdam.de/en/media/career
Regards
Maheswar
***
Dr. Maheswar Rupakheti
Group Leader
IASS
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Berliner Strasse 130, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Tel: +49 331 288 22356 (O), +49 151 120 190 48 (M), +977 980 816 0125 (M, Nepal), Fax: +49 331 288 22404
Email: maheswar.rupakheti@iass-potsdam.de<mailto:maheswar.rupakheti@iass-potsdam.de>
Web: www.iass-potsdam.de<http://www.iass-potsdam.de>
***
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: /archives/met-jobs/attachments/20141202/4adf6272/attachment.html
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Postdoc_observation_data_analysis-SUSKAT1_SIWA_IASS_Nov14.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 56624 bytes
Desc: Postdoc_observation_data_analysis-SUSKAT1_SIWA_IASS_Nov14.pdf
Url : /archives/met-jobs/attachments/20141202/4adf6272/attachment.pdf
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Postdoc_observation_data_analysis-SUSKAT2_SIWA_IASS_Nov2014.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 61698 bytes
Desc: Postdoc_observation_data_analysis-SUSKAT2_SIWA_IASS_Nov2014.pdf
Url : /archives/met-jobs/attachments/20141202/4adf6272/attachment-0001.pdf
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:01:54 +0100
From: Tobias Zinner <tobias.zinner@lmu.de>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Open PhD positions in Munich
To: met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Cc: Bernhard Mayer <Bernhard.Mayer@lmu.de>
Message-ID: <547DC652.9040501@lmu.de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
PhD positions at the Meteorological Institute of
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t in Munich
Please find attached two job announcements.
Position 1: Ground based polarized remote sensing of clouds and aerosol
(LMU)
Position 2: Ice cloud remote sensing and radiation budget (LMU / UFS
Schneefernerhaus)
Best regards,
Tobias Zinner
--
< Tobias Zinner >
< Meteorologisches Institut >
< Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t >
< Theresienstr.37, 80333 M?nchen >
< Tel: +49 (0)89 2180 4289 >
< Fax: +49 (0)89 2180 4182 >
< www.meteorologie.lmu.de >
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: PhD_munich_polarisation_02122014.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 293561 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : /archives/met-jobs/attachments/20141202/2212a309/attachment.pdf
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: PhD_munich_VAO_closure_02122014.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 465981 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : /archives/met-jobs/attachments/20141202/2212a309/attachment-0001.pdf
------------------------------
_______________________________________________
Met-jobs mailing list
Met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
http://www.lists.rdg.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/met-jobs
End of Met-jobs Digest, Vol 548, Issue 4
****************************************
